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Hicks: Katherine Webb doing photo shoot with Sports Illustrated?

By Tony Hicks

Contra Costa Times

Posted:
01/11/2013 03:18:59 PM PST

Updated:
01/11/2013 03:57:13 PM PST

Nobody saw this coming.

Model Katherine Webb -- Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron's girlfriend who has risen to global fame in just one week, thanks to announcer Brent Musburger salivating over her during college football's national championship game -- tweeted that she'll be appearing in a Sports Illustrated photo shoot.

Sounds like Musburger has a commission check coming.

Webb tweeted the news that she was doing a photo shoot with Sports Illustrated, then, apparently deleted it.

According to MSN.com, Randall Tyree with 101.5 Jamz in Phoenix captured the tweet. So did Rachel Baribeau, a sports radio show host with 92.9 "The Game" in Birmingham.

It's not clear if the photo shoot is for a story about her instant celebrity status, or for the big enchilada: the upcoming Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.

Webb was the 2012 Miss Alabama USA and finished in the Top 10 in the 2012 Miss USA pageant. She's also reportedly been approached by Maxim magazine the past week. There have been reports that McCarron is not happy with his girlfriend's sudden fame.

Webb works as a model in Los Angeles. But she said she's planning to move back to Alabama to be closer to McCarron.